Meat suppokt



Sept. 26, 1933.

R. H. FRIED 1,928,126

MEAT SUPPORT Filed April 15 1951 INVENTOR.

Patented Sept. 26, 1933 g .UNiTED .STA-TES i ArE- r oFF cE I I I 1,928.126J1f v ma nifiert Richard n; ma, Pia-am Pi;

a ApplicationApri l 19g1; a a1-r r Y Claims. (chit-4i) I his invention relates to supports, and more .in particular to portable supports for use butcher shops, slaughter houses, etc. The primaryobject of this invention is to pro- 7 5 vide a support adapted to hold the shank-end of a leg of beef or a ham in the best'cutting position and to prevent saidshanK-end from shifting about during the cutting operation. Another object of this invention is to provid a support of this character adapted to accommo date various sizes of legs or hams and to hold their shank-ends at a suitable height above the meat cutting block. 1 V V I Yet another object is-to provide such a support having adjustable means for the securement of the shank-end supported thereby.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of such a su port which is of very v simple construction, light in weightand which 0 can be manufactured at relatively low cost.

Additional features and advantages of this invention will appear in the course of the following description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this 7 t v t V U :The modification'shown in Figs. 5,t'o '7 differs.

1 application and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the use of the support in connection with a large piece of meat,

such as the leg of beef, shown in dot-anddash- I maybe attached any desired flexible clamping means'such as a chain, a metal-strap or the belt '19 by means of which shank-ends of various sizes lines.

Fig. 8 is another modification of thefsupport I intended for use exclusively on, hams. Fig. 9 is an end viewof Fig.8. Reference being had to the drawing, a support 1 built according to Figs. 1' to 4 comprises two similar and substantially triangular end frames 1 each having three concave sides 2, 3 and 4 connected at their truncated corners by short concave sides 5, 6 and '7 producing the h fpb edges 8, 3e, 9', 9 and 10, 10 adapted to. engage the top of a wooden meat cuttingbench or block 30 and to partly digthemselves' intoit to prevent shift 5% ing of the support while meat is being out. "As l shown in Fig. 3, these edges are circumscribed by Fig. 2 shows the same support inverted to hold a relatively small leg', such as a ham', also shown 7 the 'sides. .of I an imaginary triangle 1 1,-- preferably right-angled. These end frames" are rigidly connected together, preferably in parallel relation, by the flat cross-bars 12, 13-and 14 of rectangular crosssection which are-positioned adjacent the ap'exes of the frame and disposed substantially at right angles to their'respective. opposite sides of the circumscribed triangle lL -These cross-bars are outwardly concave and are preferably provided with serrations 15 to support and hold against shifting therein the shank-end of a leg or ham.:

The. reason for making the cross-bars normal to their respective opposite sides of the circumf scribed triangle 11 is that each of said 'bars will assume a substantially vertical operative posi-'.-

tion, regardless of whichside of the support. is

set on the meat cutting block. This position of the cross-bar, isthe most favorable to properly hold the shank-endzofa leg either atfthe rightor left-hand sidesof said support.

' 'Io' reduce'the weightof the supportthe portion. of each side irame shown at 16, Figs. 1 and 3. 2

e er. may be. aperturedgf as from the one above described, in that each side. frame is provided with a transverse bar 1'? having: 1

a centraliy positioned stud or button 18 to which may be clamped tightly on either one oi the crossend is-provided a series, oflongitudinally spaced apertures 21, adapted to engage the otherstud;

The support. shown-in Figs sand QisIinten'ded for use only in connectionw'ith pork-hamsv and .to'

be leftflthereon until said .ham is disposed of- Being limited to this single use. the supportma'yj be made considerably. smaller than the above dethe ham,

getherby a substantially semicircular bail 25,

- below which is placed, atasuitable distancef the bar's'12,.1-3 or 14.. In the drawing, theuse of a a belt is suggested, and the latter isfprovidedf at one .end with a singleaperture 20 adapted to-be, engagedby one of the studs18, while atthe'other i outwardly concave cross-bar 26, which may also be provided, if desired, with serrations 27.

The shank end of the ham is inserted in the opening 28 between the bail and the cross-bar.

The side plates are additionally secured in spaced relation, usually parallel,'by means of the fcrossties 29 placed near the base-side'23.

. As will be'understood; as suggested herein, there maybe slight changes made in the construction and arrangement of. the details ofimy: invention without departing from the field and scopeof the same, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within'the scope of the appended claiins,-

in this application in which the preferredcfor'ms -,only of my invention are disclosed.

'Iclaimz -v 1. In avide'vice for supporting legs of beef,.hams,

and the like on'a meat cutting block, a' pair-of substantially normally to the respective spaced relation and severally adapted to support on their narrow sides one end of said legs orhams,

ends of said sides and adapted to penetratepartly in said block; said sharp portions being jointly disposed in circumscribed relation to an imaginary triangle, and each cross-bar being normally disposed to its respective opposite side of said triangle;

2; In a device for supporting legs of beef hamsand the like on a meat cutting block, a pair of end-frames of substantially triangular shape; cross-bars of rectangular cross-section for securing said frames in spaced" relation and severally adapted to support 'on their narrow sides'one and sharp protruding portions positioned at the endgofj'said legs or hams; each cross-barbeing v outwardly concave and serrated and disposed sidesof'said frames. 7 s i I I 5 RICHARD H. FRIED. v

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